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Apr 16 - Apr 19, 2026

2026 California Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting & QME Course

Santa Barbara

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633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

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Join us at the 2026 Annual Meeting & QME Course. We are committed to organizing a thoughtfully planned meeting featuring fresh insights in orthopedics, designed to enhance your learning and elevate your practice. We can’t wait to see you in Santa Barbara!

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633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

07.00AM - 08.00AM
Registration Breakfast/Networking with Exhibitors
07.30AM - 08.00AM
Exhibitor-Sponsored Educational Session
08.00AM - 08.20AM
Practical Issues for QMEs/AMEs
MOD:
Q&A
Should you Offer an Opinion on Injuries Outside of the MSK Injuries?
Should you Offer an Opinion on Injuries Outside of the MSK Injuries?
Should you Offer an Opinion on Injuries Outside of the MSK Injuries?
What to do if you Don't Receive the Relevant Medical Records
What to Look for In the Medical Records
What's Your Obligation in Reviewing Medical Records?
When Can a Supplemental Report Be Requested
08.20AM - 08.30AM
"Skin and Contents" Evaluations - How to Sort Out Relevant Injuries
08.30AM - 08.40AM
"Glow in the Dark" Medicine - When is it Appropriate to Order Diagnostic Imaging Testing
08.40AM - 09.00AM
How Handling Evaluations for Firefighters/Police Officers are Different
09.00AM - 10.00AM
Top 10 Rating Conundrums Within the 4 Corners of the AMA Guides -Part I (Roundtable)
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Chondral defects of the knee
Cupital tunnel syndrome/carpal tunnel syndrome with or without diagnostic study confirmations
Lateral epicondylitis
Nonoperative treatment of meniscus tears
Plantar fasciitis
10.00AM - 10.30AM
Break/Networking with Exhibitors
10.30AM - 11.45AM
Top 10 Rating Conundrums Within the 4 Corners of the AMA Guides -Part II (Roundtable)
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Chronic tendinitis (bicipital, tendinitis, proximal, or distal)
DeQuervains tenosynovitis
Forearm tendinitis confirmed with MRI consistent with tenosynovitis
Jamar grip loss in a patient with pain and is more or less one year post-surgery
Patient has substantial restrictions, but only 2% impairment
11.45AM - 12.30PM
Working Lunch
12.00PM - 12.30PM
Exhibitor-Sponsored Educational Session
12.30PM - 01.00PM
DWC Is Reviewing Your Reports - What Are They Finding?
01.00PM - 02.15PM
Kite,Vigil, and Almaraz-Guzman Case Law
How do you decide whether the case applies?
How Does the Effects of ADLs Affect Applying Vigil?
If applying the case, how do provide the justification in your report?
02.15PM - 02.30PM
Judges' Perspective on Important Case Law
02.30PM - 03.00PM
Break/Networking with Exhibitors
03.00PM - 04.30PM
Apportionment = Blame
Assessing a Complication from the Original Injury?
Comorbidity Conditions - Diabetes/RSD
How do you Assess Levels of Pain?
How to Evaluate Causation/Cumulative Trauma
What's a Compensable Consequence?
What's the Difference - Aggravation vs. Exacerbation of an Condition?
04.30PM - 04.45PM
Handling Causation in Post Termination Cases
04.45PM - 05.30PM
Depositions
Don't be unreasonable in scheduling depo
How to prepare for and respond to attorney questions
Is it okay to change your opinion?
What Attorneys Need out of a Deposition
What will trip you up in a depo - using an optic scanner/historian
Why asking to go off record is a bad idea
05.30PM - 06.00PM
We all bring our own biases to an evaluation- providing a fair evaluation to the injured worker
06.00PM - 06.00PM
Adjourn
07.00AM - 07.30AM
Registration
07.30AM - 08.00AM
Breakfast / Exhibitor-Sponsored Educational Session
08.00AM - 08.30AM
Advocacy Affecting Your Practice - What's Happening in Sacramento
MOD:
08.30AM - 08.50AM
My Experience with CMS Episodes of Care Model
MOD:
08.50AM - 09.10AM
Building the Boutique Orthopedic Practice: Designing a Patient-Centric Experience That Commands Cash-Pay Value
09.10AM - 09.30AM
Dropping Insurance Without Dropping Patients: The Blueprint for a Cash-Based Orthopedic Practice
09.30AM - 10.00AM
CMS 2026 Coding UpdatesUnreasonable Payor Billing Rules To Be On the Lookout For
10.00AM - 10.30AM
Break Networking with Exhibitors
10.30AM - 10.50AM
CoManagement Agreements - How to Successfully Negotiate With Your Hospital to be Paid for Services You Are Performing
10.50AM - 11.10AM
Ergonomic Modifications Reinvigorating Surgeon Health
11.10AM - 12.00PM
A Conversation on Surgeon Burnout, Moral Injury, and More
MOD:
12.00PM - 01.00PM
Lunch & Debate Breakouts
Academic Model Workgroup
Employed Model Workgroup
Foundation Model Workgroup
Medical Board Workgroup
UR Workgroup
01.00PM - 01.30PM
Trauma-Informed Care
01.30PM - 02.00PM
Reinventing / Reengineering Trauma Care
MOD:
02.00PM - 02.05PM
Just Breathe -
02.05PM - 03.00PM
Trauma Pearls for the General Orthopaedist
Clinical Pearls
Practice Pearls
03.00PM - 03.50PM
Break Networking with Exhibitors
03.30PM - 04.30PM
Foot & Ankle Care
Clinical Pearls
Practice Pearls
04.30PM - 05.25PM
Hand / Upper Extremity Care
Clinical Pearls
Practice Pearls
05.25PM - 05.30PM
Reinvigorating - The 7th Inning Stretch
05.30PM - 06.15PM
Presidential Speaker
A 50 Year Reflection on Hand Surgery and a Vision of the Next 50
Presidential Reception
06.00AM - 07.00AM
5k Run
07.00AM - 08.00AM
Registration Breakfast/Networking with Exhibitors
07.30AM - 08.00AM
Exhibitor Session - Vertex Pharmaceuticals: An Oral Therapy for Treating Moderate to Severe Acute Pain
08.00AM - 08.10AM
Reinvigorating MSK Research
08.10AM - 08.35AM
Research in the Private Practice Setting
MOD:
08.35AM - 08.50AM
Reinventing - Orthopaedic Innovation
MOD:
08.50AM - 09.00AM
Reinventing the Orthopaedic Surgeon
09.00AM - 10.00AM
Keynote SpeakerLessons from Space: What Orthopods Can Learn from Astronauts
10.00AM - 10.30AM
Break/Networking with Exhibitors
10.30AM - 10.50AM
The Artificial Intern: How Good is AI as a Personal Assistant? vs. Beyond the Hype: Proven Clinical Value of AI in Orthopaedics
MOD:
10.50AM - 11.10AM
Reinventing Spine Surgery
11.10AM - 11.30AM
ASC Strategies to Optimize Mutual Benefits
11.30AM - 12.00PM
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Live Demonstration
12.00PM - 01.00PM
Lunch & Learn Breakouts
Muskuloskeletal Ultrasound - Live Demos
01.00PM - 02.00PM
Resident and Young Ortho Roundtable Discussion
02.00PM - 04.00PM
Golf Tournament and Pickle Ball Tournament
Gala Dinner - Moxi Museum
07.00AM - 07.30AM
Business Meeting - Election of New COA Officers
07.00AM - 08.00AM
Registration & Breakfast
07.30AM - 08.00AM
Exhibitor Session
08.00AM - 08.30AM
Resident Award Papers
08.30AM - 08.45AM
AI in Education
MOD:
08.45AM - 09.00AM
Reinvigorating - Peak Performance as a Surgeon
09.00AM - 10.00AM
Radiation Safety Unique to Orthopaedics
10.00AM - 10.15AM
Break
10.15AM - 10.30AM
Diagnosis and Management of Gluteus Medius and Minimus Tendon Tears
MOD:
10.30AM - 11.30AM
Arthroplasty / Joint Preservation Pearls
Clinical Pearls
Practice Pearls
11.30AM - 12.00PM
OrthobiologicsComparison of Injectible Materials
12.00PM - 12.45PM
Sports Medicine Pearls for the General Orthopaedist
Clinical Pearls
Practice Pearls
12.45PM - 01.00PM
Final Raffle
Event POLLS
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